No. 2-ranked featherweight contender Diego Lopes will look to preserve his spot in the 145-pound title chase when he collides with No. 11-ranked Jean Silva atop the Noche UFC mixed martial arts (MMA) event, recently made official for Sat., Sept. 13, 2025 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Nothing screams “Mexican Independence Day” like a battle between Brazilians in USA.
Lopes opened as the +160 betting underdog, according to BetOnline.ag, against -185 for Silva. You can expect those odds to fluctuate (in both directions) as we get closer to fight night. Lopes (26-7) saw his five-fight win streak come to an end against Alex Volkanovski at UFC 314 back in April.
Silva (16-2) is 5-0 under the UFC banner and hasn’t lost since early 2018.
“I told you your time would come,” Silva wrote on social media.
“Anyone, anytime, anywhere,” Lopes replied.
Noche UFC will also feature the lightweight showdown between longtime veterans Rafa Garcia and Jared Gordon. We’re less than three months away from the event, so you can expect more fight card announcements in the coming weeks, if not sooner.
This story originally appeared on MMA Mania
